Planinski dom Kalnik - Vranilac (Kalnik)

Access to starting point:
From the Zagreb - Varaždin motorway, take the Sveta Helena exit, then follow the road towards Vrbovec. The motorway (in 2012 only half-built, as it was still under construction) takes us to the village of Gradac, where we turn right towards Sveti Ivan Žabno, from where we continue towards Križevci. From Križevci onwards, orientation is easy, as the mountain hut and Stari grad Veliki Kalnik can be seen from afar. We arrive at the mentioned mountain hut without major difficulties by car, which we leave in the large parking lot near the hut.

Route description:
From the hut we head west first through sparse forest, then through partly spruce forest. The path further leads past two junctions, where we continue towards the summit of Vranilac at both. About 10 minutes higher we reach the asphalt road leading to the TV tower (the road is intended for TV tower needs and is closed to public traffic). We walk along the road for about 5 minutes, then notice steps made of pegs. We continue on these steps and proceed along the steep mountain path. Higher up, the path leads across a short crumbly slope, after which we arrive at the aforementioned TV tower.
Here the path from Ljubelj (path no. 2) joins, but we continue west, where a very demanding climbing path joins from the left. From here, only a short ascent over a steep rock separates us from the summit (one peg assists us).
At the summit there is a geodetic point, the logbook is somewhat below the summit, accessible with the help of a wire rope.

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